Few things inspire policymakers more than success stories from the field. With negotiators from around the world gearing up for the next UN climate meetings in Lima, Peru, in December, it’s an opportune... Show More + time to showcase what is working.Last week, more than 100 people representing 44 forested countries, 15 donor countries, Indigenous Peoples, civil society, the private sector, and international organizations, met in Lima to do just that. At the 17th meeting of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), they demonstrated that innovative climate finance models can help protect forests and mitigate global climate change.The FCPF is a global partnership that has developed into one of the leading knowledge exchange platforms for REDD+, a climate finance model whereby developed countries pay for the carbon that is retained in forests that developing countries protect rather than cut.At the meeting, countries exchanged lessons on “getting ready for REDD+” and received additional financial Show Less -